The 2019 Soul Train Music Awards took place on November 17 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and aired live for the first time on BET and BET Her. It was hosted by Tisha Campbell & Tichina Arnold, for the first time in the awards ceremony history from Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The nominations were announced on October 25, 2019. Chris Brown received the most nominations with eight, followed by Drake with seven. The most nominated female artist were Beyoncé and Lizzo, both with six nominations.
During the ceremony Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis were honored with the Legend Award, while gospel singer Yolanda Adams received the Lady of Soul Award for her contributions to the music industry.
Special awards Honorees are as listed below:
Legend Award Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Lady Of Soul Award Yolanda Adams
Nominees Nominees are as listed below. Winners are in bold:
Best New Artist Summer Walker Lucky Daye Mahalia Nicole Bus Pink Sweat$ YK Osiris
Soul Train Certified Award Trevor Jackson Ciara Daniel Caesar Fantasia India Arie Kelly Rowland
Best R&B/Soul Female Artist H.E.R. Ari Lennox Beyoncé Lizzo Mary J. Blige Summer Walker
Best R&B/Soul Male Artist Khalid
Bruno Mars Chris Brown Daniel Caesar Tank
Best Gospel/Inspirational Award Kirk Franklin BeBe Winans Donald Lawrence Erica Campbell Tasha Cobbs Leonard Tori Kelly
Rhythm & Bars Award (Best Hip-Hop Song Of The Year) Cardi B – "Money" 21 Savage – "A Lot" DaBaby – "Suge" J. Cole – "Middle Child" Meek Mill – "Going Bad" Megan Thee Stallion – "Cash Shit"
Song Of The Year Chris Brown – "No Guidance" Beyoncé – "Before I Let Go" Ella Mai – "Shot Clock" Khalid – "Talk" Lizzo – "Juice" Summer Walker – "Girls Need Love" (Remix)
Album/Mixtape Of The Year Lizzo – Cuz I Love You Ari Lennox – Shea Butter Baby Chris Brown – Indigo Ella Mai – Ella Mai H.E.R. – I Used to Know Her Khalid – Free Spirit
The Ashford And Simpson Songwriter's Award Beyoncé, Saint Jhn, & Wizkid – "Brown Skin Girl" Written by Beyoncé, Carlos St. John, Adio Marchant, Shawn Carter, Stacy Barthe, Anathi Mnyango, Michael Uzowuru, Wizkid & Richard Isong H.E.R. – "Hard Place" Written by H.E.R., David Harris, Sam Ashworth, James Fauntleroy & Ruby Amanfu Lizzo – "Juice" Written by Melissa Jefferson, Theron Thomas, Eric Frederic, Sam Sumser and Sean Small – "Make It Better" Written by Brandon Anderson, William Robinson, Alana Chenervert, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Daniel Maman & Farid Nassar Chris Brown – "No Guidance" Written by Christopher Brown, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Joshua Louis Huizar, Teddy Walton, Noah Shebib, Nija Charles, Tyler Bryant & Michee Lebrun Khalid – "Talk" Written by Khalid Robinson, Guy Lawrence, & Howard Lawrence
Best Dance Performance Chris Brown – "No Guidance" Beyoncé – "Spirit" Lizzo – "Juice" Normani – "Motivation" Teyana Taylor – "WTP" DaniLeigh – "Easy" (Remix)
Best Collaboration Performance Chris Brown – "No Guidance" Ari Lennox & J. Cole – "Shea Butter Baby" Beyoncé, Saint Jhn & Wizkid – "Brown Skin Girl" Cardi B & Bruno Mars – "Please Me" PJ Morton – "Say So" Ty Dolla $ign – "Purple Emoji"
Video Of The Year Lizzo – "Juice" Alicia Keys – "Raise a Man" Beyoncé – "Spirit" Childish Gambino – "Feels Like Summer" Chris Brown – "No Guidance" Khalid – "Better"
Multiple nominations and awards
The following received multiple nominations: Nominations Recipients 8 Chris Brown 7 Drake6 Beyoncé Lizzo5 Daniel Caesar Khalid 4 J. Cole3 Ari Lennox H.E.R. Summer Walker2 Blue Ivy Carter Bruno Mars Cardi B DaBaby Ella Mai Saint Jhn Wizkid
The following received multiple awards: Awards Recipients 3 Chris Brown Drake 2 Lizzo
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